CVE-2010-2239
Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.0 through 0.8.2, creates new images without setting the user...
CVE-2010-2239 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Libvirt, published August 19, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in libvirt 0.8.3-1.
Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.0 through 0.8.2, creates new images without setting the user-defined backing-store format, which allows guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.4
Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.0 through 0.8.2, creates new images without setting the user-defined backing-store format, which allows guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2010-2239- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.0 through 0.8.2, creates new images without setting the user-defined backing-store format, which allows guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2010-2239- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2251 No score
Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.0 through 0.8.2, creates new images without setting the user-defined backing-store format, which allows guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2010-2251- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9w2j-rv9v-ph7h No score
Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.0 through 0.8.2, creates new images without setting the user...
Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.0 through 0.8.2, creates new images without setting the user-defined backing-store format, which allows guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-9w2j-rv9v-ph7h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.0 through 0.8.2, creates new images without setting the user-defined backing-store format, which allows guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2010-2239- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-2239 No score
Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.0 through 0.8.2, creates new images without setting the user-defined backing-store format, which allows guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS via unspecified vectors.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2239- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libvirtDebian:12 |
before 0.8.3-1 | 0.8.3-1 |
libvirtDebian:13 |
before 0.8.3-1 | 0.8.3-1 |
libvirtDebian:14 |
before 0.8.3-1 | 0.8.3-1 |
libvirtRed Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client |
before 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 | 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 |
libvirt-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client |
before 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 | 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 |
libvirt-develRed Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client |
before 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 | 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 |
libvirt-pythonRed Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client |
before 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 | 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 |
libvirtRed Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::server |
before 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 | 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 |
libvirt-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::server |
before 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 | 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 |
libvirt-develRed Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::server |
before 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 | 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 |
libvirt-pythonRed Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::server |
before 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 | 0:0.6.3-33.el5_5.3 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2062
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044520.html
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1008-2
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044579.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607812
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0615.html
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libvirt.org/news.html
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1008-1
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1008-3
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2763
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2239
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9w2j-rv9v-ph7h
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2239
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0615
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=602455
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617243
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618200
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=619711
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2010/rhsa-2010_0615.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2239
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2239
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2242
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2242
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2242